learning piano for beginners
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Learn what's important when starting to learn piano.TRANSCRIPT
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Hello and welcome to Piano Hello and welcome to Piano lessons for beginners - lessons for beginners -
episode 1. episode 1.
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In today's podcast we'll talk In today's podcast we'll talk about what's important when about what's important when
starting to learn piano.starting to learn piano.
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My goal is to make your My goal is to make your learning experience as learning experience as
smooth and enjoyable as smooth and enjoyable as possible, possible,
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but first, let's be honest. but first, let's be honest.
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Let me be totally blunt with Let me be totally blunt with you by saying that learning you by saying that learning
piano is not easy. piano is not easy.
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There are no shortcuts. There are no shortcuts.
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If anyone tells you differently, If anyone tells you differently, they're lying. they're lying.
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However, with that being said, However, with that being said, you should be absolutely you should be absolutely
aware aware
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that anyone with functional that anyone with functional fingers and at least one good fingers and at least one good
ear can do it. ear can do it.
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You can do it too.You can do it too.
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It doesn’t matter if you're an It doesn’t matter if you're an absolute beginner, absolute beginner,
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it doesn't matter if you've it doesn't matter if you've never read a note of music, never read a note of music,
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or have no prior musical or have no prior musical experience whatsoever. experience whatsoever.
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If you possess a desire to If you possess a desire to learn, you can become a learn, you can become a
confident pianist confident pianist
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with impressive skills in a very with impressive skills in a very reasonable amount of time.reasonable amount of time.
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There are three requirements. There are three requirements. Good instructions, Good instructions,
commitment, and reasonable commitment, and reasonable expectations. expectations.
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Learning and mastering piano Learning and mastering piano is definitely not going to be is definitely not going to be
easy, easy,
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but with the right approach it's but with the right approach it's certainly not even nearly as certainly not even nearly as
hard as most people believe. hard as most people believe.
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It's all in the right approach.It's all in the right approach.
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There is certainly a wrong way There is certainly a wrong way and a right way to start and a right way to start
learning piano. learning piano.
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Unfortunately, most people do Unfortunately, most people do it the wrong way. it the wrong way.
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Whatever you do, don't be Whatever you do, don't be one of those people. one of those people.
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If you can manage this, you're If you can manage this, you're halfway there.halfway there.
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Here are some of the most Here are some of the most common mistakes that many common mistakes that many beginners make and that you beginners make and that you
should avoid: should avoid:
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1. Don't have consistent step-1. Don't have consistent step-by-step instructions by-step instructions
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2. Search for tidbits of 2. Search for tidbits of information all over the information all over the
internet internet
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3. Learn by trial and error 3. Learn by trial and error
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4. Try to figure things out by 4. Try to figure things out by themselves themselves
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5. Develop bad playing habits 5. Develop bad playing habits
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6. Have unrealistic 6. Have unrealistic expectations. expectations.
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These are all surefire ways to These are all surefire ways to get frustrated and get frustrated and
discouraged.discouraged.
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From the get-go, it's important From the get-go, it's important to learn how to play correctly. to learn how to play correctly.
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When you're just starting out, When you're just starting out, it's very easy to develop bad it's very easy to develop bad
habits, habits,
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which can later on be very which can later on be very difficult to unlearn. difficult to unlearn.
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Proper guidance and step-by-Proper guidance and step-by-step learning is crucial for step learning is crucial for
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smooth progression and smooth progression and enjoyable learning experience.enjoyable learning experience.
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The best way to learn piano is The best way to learn piano is by having a good and by having a good and consistent teacher. consistent teacher.
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Do you really need a teacher? Do you really need a teacher?
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Yes, you do. Yes, you do.
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But it doesn't have to be an But it doesn't have to be an expensive, flesh and blood expensive, flesh and blood
type of teacher. type of teacher.
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Nowadays, you have many Nowadays, you have many other, much more affordable other, much more affordable
solutions.solutions.
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Internet is a great place to find Internet is a great place to find information and as far as information and as far as
piano lessons for beginners piano lessons for beginners are concerned, are concerned,
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there are certainly tons of there are certainly tons of them available online, both them available online, both
free and paid. free and paid.
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My experience, unfortunately, My experience, unfortunately, is that most of them simply is that most of them simply
don't deliver. don't deliver.
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There are, luckily, a few There are, luckily, a few exceptions.exceptions.
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If you're really serious about If you're really serious about learning piano, learning piano,
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don't waste any more of your don't waste any more of your time and energy by searching time and energy by searching
for tidbits of information all for tidbits of information all over the internet.over the internet.
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Get serious and take a look at Get serious and take a look at Learn and Master Piano with Learn and Master Piano with
Will Barrow. Will Barrow.
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You want a teacher? You want a teacher?
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How about a Grammy winning How about a Grammy winning pianist. pianist.
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This is the only piano course This is the only piano course you will ever need.you will ever need.
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Just remember this:Just remember this:
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Piano can bring you, your Piano can bring you, your family and your friends a family and your friends a
lifetime of joy and delight. lifetime of joy and delight.
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So yes, it is worth it.So yes, it is worth it.